Overnight Shelter available at Presbyterian Church

Lower Valley Energy (LVE) reports that power has been restored to approximately 70 percent of customers affected by the outage. Power remains out in several areas in the Town of Jackson.An overnight shelter is being set up at the Presbyterian Church of Jackson Hole at 1251 South Park Loop Road, Jackson, WY 83001. Members of the public who need a warm place to stay overnight are invited to go to the Presbyterian Church starting at 7:00 p.m. If you need transportation to the church, please call START OnDemand at 307-342-0056, or download the START OnDemand app.

The Presbyterian Church shelter will not be able to accommodate household pets, but the Jackson/Teton County Animal Shelter will be accepting dogs and cats for the night. Pets can be dropped off at the shelter located at 3150 South Adams Canyon Drive, 733-2139 or bring them to the Presbyterian Church and transportation will be arranged when you arrive.
Additionally, the Town of Jackson will not enforce overnight parking regulations allowing for on street parking for friends and neighbors needing to stay with others.

We would like to remind everyone to NOT use combustible devices indoors to keep your house warm. Generators, camp stoves, or charcoal grills should always be used outdoors and at least 20 feet away from windows. Never use a gas stovetop or oven to heat your home. These devices can generate carbon monoxide, which is a colorless and odorless gas that can be lethal. If you cannot stay warm in your home, please stay at the shelter provided at the Presbyterian Church of Jackson Hole.

Town of Jackson Public Works is requesting that if you have lost heat that you leave a pencil-width amount of water flowing from a faucet in your home/business to ensure that pipes do not freeze and possibly burst.
See the resources attached to this message for tips on dealing with winter power outages and visit www.ready.gov/winter-weather for more info. Prepare now for cold temperatures. National Weather Service (www.weather.gov/riw) is calling for temperatures as low as -23 F with wind chills to -35 F tonight and into early tomorrow morning. Stay tuned to Nixle for further updates.